Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-22
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JOHN W. MACkAY. shape MI hdchay
life has not been all unpleasant since his re-
turn to the Pacific coast Shortly after his
arrival he was advised that the French gov
eminent has conferred upon him one of the
most distinguished honors within its power
to grant, by making him an officer of the
Legion of Honor At the same time he re-
ceived decorations of office, consisting of a
red rosette and diamond cross. He was
thus honored for services in placing France
in direct Geographic communication with the
new world by making Havre the terminus of
bis Atlantic cable
The celebrated Sharon divorce case was
again resurrected last week in the supreme
court, where argument was heard on an ap-
peal from the decision of Judge Sullivan
granting Sarah Althea Hill Sharon di-
vorce from Senator William Sharon with
$50, 900 almony per year and S55,0O0 for
counsel fees. Since the case was decided the
defendant, William Sharon, has died. 1t
was believed that the case had been compro-
missed, and its temperance caused consider
able surprise The plaintiff has also, since
Judge Sulivan's decision, married ex-Judge
Terry, one of her counsel in the case. The
general supposition was that Sharon's heirs
would not enter the case with the determine
ton and vigor of the deceased senator, but
the outlook now is that the case will be con-
tested with all its former bitterness. The
case will be submitted in briefs to be filed
within fifty days, but decision is not looked
for inside of three months.
An extraordinary condition of things ex-
lists just at present in the fruit canning in
dustry, and if it does not result in putting
wealth into the Golfers of all manufacturers,
brokers, and jobbers interested in the preserv
ing of fruit and its expectation and sale they
will have only themselves to blame. They
can not hope to supply the demand for their
goods by pressing the facilities of their can
neries to their full capacity day and night as
long as the fruit season exists and the prices
asked and received are high enough to make
them bubble over with gladaness II is Just
what our Gamers have been waiting and
praying for during the long years of failure
and dullneSs that preceded the present activ
ity, and now that it has come they find that
they unequal to it and must turn saway
thousands from our shore who have come to
buy The yield of fruit on this side of
the Sierras turned out to be prodigious, and
the season was such that everything seemed
to ripen at once. This has kept prices of
green fruit down SC that fruit contracted for
| early in the year at $50 per ton has been sold
| in the open market for no more than $40 or
| S12 But meanwhile there came certainty
of serious shortage In the east Orders kept
coming in and prices began to rise, but the
Gamer was not in condition to take full ad-
vantage of the improved market owing to
the lack of fruit He was sold out, and all
| To II
vain by his inability to get the necessary
labor TO harvest the fruit White labor is
unobtainable and Chinese labor viii not be
| employed.
| Hawaiian affairs are again subjects for dis
cusson on the Pacific coast Unusually
| heavy shipments of arms and ammunition
were made to Honolulu during the'past week.
This extraordinary importation of arms by
| Honolulu firms is thought to indicate that
| little confidence is placed in the present
| quietude in that quarter as a permanent set
| Element of the late troubles, and points to
| more unpleasantness in the near future This
| was ascertained to be the conviction of
| some prominent merchants of this city whose
business relations with Honolulu enable them
| to secure accurate information of the condi-
| ton of matters in the Hawaiian kingdom.
| Further significance is given this view of the
! matter by the presence in this city of heads
of military companies of Honolulu.